Although there were quite a few submissions, there were actually only 4 all correct for the February 2009 Puzzletome Prize Crossword. It looks like the main problem was with 8d, where many people had STORED instead of STARED.

Congratulations to the winner, Beth Fay from St. Louis, MO.

Good luck to all with the March crossword (there have already been a few entries).

Stretham_________________Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy?
I don't know and I don't care!

August's winner was Eddie Looby from Birmingham, so congratulations to him. There didn't seem to be too many gotchas with the puzzle, but (perhaps unsurprisingly) nobody found the hidden message (see explanation for details).

Good luck with the September puzzle.

Stretham_________________Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy?
I don't know and I don't care!

Our first 'double winner' has popped up (it was bound to happen). The entry out of the hat for the December puzzle was Brenda Widger from Altrincham. Many congratulations to her and the best of luck to everyone with the January puzzle.

Stretham_________________Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy?
I don't know and I don't care!